Tanzania 2015
Research, experiences, and random musings from my 15 weeks abroad in Tanzania
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Kwenda Na Ulele-Ngoma (To Go With The Forever Dance)
Kwenda Na Ulele-Ngoma (To Go With The Forever Dance)
Her bright yellow kanga, the same color as the warm Pineapple Fanta in my right hand, was accented with large pink forms that reminded me…
More than Words
More than Words
It’s a simple expression. It is pervasive here in Tanzania, so fundamental to basic communication that it is hard for me to imagine a…
Week 11: Seizures and Indian Food
Week 11: Seizures and Indian Food
We have two new guests at ENRECA House, Emil and Estrid (more Danes). They’re cool and have awesome Bose speakers that I keep in constant…
Week 10: Tanzanian Bed Time Stories
Week 10: Tanzanian Bed Time Stories
This week has been slow. The Danes were climbing Kilimanjaro, much of the research staff were elsewhere for a myriad of election related…
Kilimanjaro
Kilimanjaro
I was falling asleep on my feet. Falling asleep even faster when I sat. My muscles were starving for oxygen that neither my lungs nor the…
Thorns and Needles: Tanzania Week 7
Thorns and Needles: Tanzania Week 7
Korogwe District Hospital, also known as Magunga, sits right across from the NIMR office in Korogwe. I pass it every morning and evening as…
Kwamasimba, The Place of Lions: Tanzania Week 6
Kwamasimba, The Place of Lions: Tanzania Week 6
“Field work begins today. Your two research assistants will help you find your participants and schedule times for focus groups and…
Tanzania Week 5: Or That Time I Figured Out Why Everyone Thinks I’m From Zanzibar
Tanzania Week 5: Or That Time I Figured Out Why Everyone Thinks I’m From Zanzibar
The past seven days have felt like two distinct and separate existences. Like water and oil, the beginning of one world and the end of the…
Tanzania Week 4: (Or How I learned to Love Korogwe)
Tanzania Week 4: (Or How I learned to Love Korogwe)
So, uh, Korogwe is not bad. Not bad at all.